CHICAGO - Mark Dantonio appeared genuinely excited about the potential of his football team heading into his fourth season as Spartan head football coach during his turn at the podium on the first day of Big Ten Media Days.

Dantonio gave members of the media a thumbnail sketch of his team at the podium before answering a number of detailed follow-up questions off the podium. Embedded in this text is the off-podium of Dantonio's interview session with reporters.